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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Mozambique (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
4719
10309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
415
4717
10307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
4621
10120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
251
3828
8886
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
527
1169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
102
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
40
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
11
84
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mozambique
1 Family width 84 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito84SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mozambique
11 Genera with 84 Species
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1923Scaly Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1887Ochlerotatus13SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1922Malaria Mosquitoes17SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito26SpeciesTaxom
Ficalbia Theobald, 1904Small Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1887Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1903Indistinct Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1805Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901
Carnivorous Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1932Heaven Mosquito14SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
84 Species
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) squamipennis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Tropical mosquito
Aedeomyia (Lepiothauma) furfurea Enderlein, 1923
Aedes (Aedimorphus) dalzieli Theobald, 1910
Aedes (Aedimorphus) durbanensis Theobald, 1903
Aedes (Aedimorphus) leesoni Edwards, 1932
Aedes (Aedimorphus) quasiunivittatus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Coetzeemyia) fryeri Theobald, 1912
Aedes (Mucidus) nigerrimus Theobald, 1913
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) circumluteolus Theobald, 1908
Aedes (Skusea) pembaensis Theobald, 1901Skusea pembaensis
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) metallicus Edwards, 1912
Aedes (Stegomyia) woodi Edwards, 1922
Aedes mucidus Karsch, 1887
Anopheles (Anopheles) tenebrosus Dönitz, 1902
Anopheles (Anopheles) ziemanni Grünberg, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) arabiensis (Patton, 1905)⇒ Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) leesoni Evans, 1931
Anopheles (Cellia) longipalpis Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) maculipalpis Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) marshallii Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) merus Dönitz, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) mousinhoi de Meillon &..., 1940
Anopheles (Cellia) parensis Gillies, 1962
Anopheles (Cellia) quadriannulatus Theobald, 1911
Anopheles (Cellia) rivulorum Leeson, 1935
Anopheles (Cellia) seydeli Edwards, 1929
Anopheles (Cellia) squamosus Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) theileri Edwards, 1912
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) oswaldoi Peryassú, 1922
Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) fasciolata Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) nigricans Coquillett, 1904
Coquillettidia chrysosoma Edwards, 1915
Culex (Afroculex) lineata Theobald, 1912
Culex (Culex) argenteopunctatus Ventrillon, 1905
Culex (Culex) aurantapex Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) guiarti Blanchard, 1905
Culex (Culex) perfuscus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) poicilipes Theobald, 1903
Culex (Culex) pseudoannulioris Theobald, 1909
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Culex) telesilla de Meillon &..., 1945
Culex (Culex) thalassius Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) trifilatus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Culex) univittatus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) vansomereni Edwards, 1926
Culex (Culex) weschei Edwards, 1935
Culex (Culex) zombaensis Theobald, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) horridus Edwards, 1922
Culex (Eumelanomyia) inconspicuosus Theobald, 1908
Culex (Eumelanomyia) insignis Carter, 1911
Culex (Eumelanomyia) rima Theobald, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) rubinotus Theobald, 1906
Culex (Eumelanomyia) sunyaniensis Edwards, 1941
Culex (Melanoconion) theobaldi Lutz, 1904
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Ficalbia uniformis Theobald, 1904
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Mansonia africana Bigot, 1887
Mimomyia hispida Theobald, 1910
Mimomyia lacustris Edwards, 1935
Mimomyia mediolineata Theobald, 1904
Mimomyia plumosa Theobald, 1901
Mimomyia splendens Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Psorophora (Grabhamia) cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) geometrica Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia alboabdominalis Theobald, 1910
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904
Uranotaenia bilineata Theobald, 1909
Uranotaenia fusca Bellardi, 1861Alpine woodsorrel
Uranotaenia hopkinsi Edwards, 1932
Uranotaenia mashonaensis Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia mayeri Edwards, 1912
Uranotaenia nigromaculata Edwards, 1941
Uranotaenia nivipous Theobald, 1912
Uranotaenia pallidocephala Theobald, 1908
Uranotaenia palmeirimi de Meillon &..., 1941
Uranotaenia philonuxia Cole, 1919Canadian serviceberry
Uranotaenia shillitonis Edwards, 1932

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Mozambique
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
11
84
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Culicoidea at artfakta.se
Culicoidea at dyntaxa.se